Accumulation of energy reserves in algae: from cell cycles to biotechnological applications

M Vitova, K Bisova, S Kawano, V Zachleder - Biotechnology advances, 2015 - Elsevier
Starch and lipids are key components of algal cells and responsible for buffering variable
supplies of energy and carbon that are vital for cell growth and reproduction, particularly …

Improving microalgae for biotechnology—From genetics to synthetic biology–Moving forward but not there yet

V Kselíková, A Singh, V Bialevich, M Čížková… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are a diverse group of photosynthetic organisms that can be exploited for the
production of different compounds, ranging from crude biomass and biofuels to high value …

Adaptive Laboratory Evolution for algal strain improvement: Methodologies and applications

AJ LaPanse, A Krishnan, MC Posewitz - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Originally developed in bacterial and fungal models, Adaptive Laboratory Evolution (ALE)
experimentally selects for targeted phenotypes by allowing cells containing beneficial …

Enhancing carbohydrate repartitioning into lipid and carotenoid by disruption of microalgae starch debranching enzyme

Y Kato, T Oyama, K Inokuma, CJ Vavricka… - communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Light/dark cycling is an inherent condition of outdoor microalgae cultivation, but is often
unfavorable for lipid accumulation. This study aims to identify promising targets for metabolic …

Efficient selective breeding of live oil-rich Euglena gracilis with fluorescence-activated cell sorting

K Yamada, H Suzuki, T Takeuchi, Y Kazama, S Mitra… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Euglena gracilis, a microalgal species of unicellular flagellate protists, has attracted much
attention in both the industrial and academic sectors due to recent advances in the mass …

Evolutionary engineering of salt-resistant Chlamydomonas sp. strains reveals salinity stress-activated starch-to-lipid biosynthesis switching

Y Kato, SH Ho, CJ Vavricka, JS Chang… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to improve biomass production of the green microalga
Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4 under high salinity conditions. For this purpose, heavy ion beam …

Enhancement of black and odorous water treatment coupled with accelerated lipid production by microalgae exposed to 12C6+ heavy-ion beam irradiation

Y Shao, Y Fu, Y Chen, A Abomohra, Q He, W Jin, J Liu… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, Auxenochlorella protothecoides (AP-CK) was selected due to its reported high
growth potential in sterilized black and odorous water (SBOW). In order to improve the …

Low-dose ionizing radiation generates a hormetic response to modify lipid metabolism in Chlorella sorokiniana

M Stanić, M Jevtović, S Kovačević… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Algal biomass is a viable source of chemicals and metabolites for various energy, nutritional,
medicinal and agricultural uses. While stresses have commonly been used to induce …

Comparison of lipid productivity of Parachlorella kessleri heavy-ion beam irradiation mutant PK4 in laboratory and 150-L mass bioreactor, identification and …

T Takeshita, IN Ivanov, K Oshima, K Ishii, H Kawamoto… - Algal research, 2018 - Elsevier
Parachlorella kessleri (formerly Chlorella kessleri) can accumulate high levels of both starch
and lipids that can be used for the production of bioethanol and biodiesel, respectively. We …

Assessing the potential of a genetically modified Parachlorella kessleri-I with low CO2 inducible proteins for enhanced biomass and biofuel productivity

AK Singh, P Nawkarkar, VS Bhatnagar… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The biological process is one of the promising approaches for CO 2 capture and storage.
Recently, biological sequestration using microalgae has gained much interest due to its …